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Non-Discrimination Notice

Louisiana Healthcare Connections complies with applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity). Louisiana Healthcare Connections does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity).

Louisiana Healthcare Connections:

  • Provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as qualified sign language interpreters and written information in other formats (large print, accessible electronic formats, other formats).
  • Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as qualified interpreters and information written in other languages. If you need these services, contact Louisiana Healthcare Connections at 1-866-595-8133 (TTY: 711), Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

If you believe that Louisiana Healthcare Connections has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), you can file a grievance by:

You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax or email. If you need help filing a grievance, our 1557 Coordinator is available to help you.

You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/portal/lobby.jsf or by mail or phone at: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Room 509F, HHH Building, Washington, DC 20201, 1-800-368-1019, (TDD: 1-800-537-7697).

Complaint forms are available at https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/complaints/index.html.